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    Cam/ron: The last socially responsible act committed by MTV was when they devoted an entire day reporting hate crimes. That was about seven or eight years ago. more »
    steampoweredboy: Where MTV went off the rails was when it stopped being about people you admire (musicians, performers, artists...god KEITH HERRING did art for MTV) an... more »
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    hej hej: I'm still waiting for MTV to bring back Trailer Fabulous. more »
    BowlingForDollars: MTV will never play music again, because it's all about the ratings. The increments in which videos are played are not long enough to be measured on a... more »
    stoprobbers: If MTV really wants to do something positive in the world, they can start with PLAYING SOME GODDAMNED MUSIC VIDEOS. more »
    vanka-vstanka: I honestly wouldn't be all that excited about an MTV which played videos. There aren't any bands right now that I like. Plus I have 800 zillion second... more »
    Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane: Have to admit, I did watch the MTV True Life Stories for a while, because I was hoping the one "I'm the New Kid in Town" would turn up, as it was film... more »
    vanka-vstanka: They should have an MTV nostalgia channel. more »
    Beat Girl: I've just realised something while replying above. Since Youtube have changed their terms of use regarding the sharing of official music videos, this ... more »
    vanka-vstanka: I miss Beavis and Butt-head marathons that I could sit in watch for twelve hours. The things elementary schoolers watched before Hannah Montana. more »
    bloodflower: also cribs is not only unnecessary but BORING! more »
    bloodflower: i never leave the house when mtv has true life marathons. they should feature more shows like that. more »
    morninggloria: MTV is a business and unfortunately doing socially responsible things isn't always the best way for a business to make money. If "being socially respo... more »
    morninggloria: Music Television killed the video star. more »
    thegogglesdonothing: Much as I share everyone's distress at MTV's failure to play music in any capacity, I think that the ship has pretty much sailed for music video progr... more »
    gobblegirl: What? Cribs is still on the air? more »
    SituationVacant: MTV stopped showing music, so I went to VH1. VH1 stopped showing music, so I went to VH1 Classic. VH1 Classic stopped showing music, WTF AM I GOING TO... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: I am sure this whole news story is a misunderstanding. Someone asked MTV how it was doing, and it said it was "doing good." What it meant was "doing w... more »
    tscheese: Ugh, MTV. I saw about half of an episode of The Hills for the VERY FIRST TIME the other day, and I was so utterly discomfited that I couldn't get thro... more »
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    If MTV Really Wants To "Do Good", Why Is Cribs Still On The Air?

    MTV, the increasingly irrelevant network that has spent the past 10 years drowning in a sea of vapid blondes, tacky McMansions, and dead-eyed Californian twenty-somethings, is reportedly attempting to "do some good" for a change. More »